Home Theater Forum - View Single Post - Sony STR-V333ES vs. STR-DA333ES vs STR-DB930

John Garcia · 05-25-2003, 12:10 PM

Don't bother with the 930. It has plenty of power, but the sound is not as good as the 333. This could be DACs or just bette build quality, but the difference was noticable to me. I don't know if you noticed this, but practically EVERY Sony receiver has similar basic specs...but they do not all perform the same. You can't go by specs alone, you will actually need to find a way to listen to them or something similar to get a decent idea of how they sound.

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John Garcia Member Location: San Jose, Ca. Join Date: Jun 1999 Local Time: 05:11 PM Local Date: 11-22-2008 Posts: 11,228	Don't bother with the 930. It has plenty of power, but the sound is not as good as the 333. This could be DACs or just bette build quality, but the difference was noticable to me. I don't know if you noticed this, but practically EVERY Sony receiver has similar basic specs...but they do not all perform the same. You can't go by specs alone, you will actually need to find a way to listen to them or something similar to get a decent idea of how they sound. "The trouble with the world is not that people know too little, but that they know so many things that ain't so." - Mark Twain HT: Marantz SR-8300, MA500 monoblocks x 2, 5X GR Research A/V-2s, Adire Audio Tempest sub, Denon 2900, Oppo 980H, Toshiba HD-A2, RC2000MkII remote, Panamax 5100, Panamax Max2 sub, Slim PS2, PS3 60G + 320G USB Bedroom: Marantz PM-7200 Integrated, GR Research A/V-1s, Sony 222ES SACD, RC3200 remote, Panamax M8EX Audio: Audioquest * Video: Bluejeans My DVDs My HT